POL 2104 Lecture 2: jan 18 2016 lecture notes
20 Aug 2016
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Method of difference: eliminate everything to countries have in common. Method of comparison: look at all common factors. Mono causality or multicausality (may be more than one reason) How do we know what is the cause and what is the effect. Isolation of variables is problematic since there is usually interaction between variables. The same variables affect different people differently. Measurability (how to quantify things like oppression?) If variables don"t seem relevant, don"t include them. The state is an organization that maintains a monopoly of violence over a territory. Legitimate violence (excludes domestic violence, the ma a, etc) State can deprive someone of rights is safety is threatened. Is a set of political institutions that generate and carry out policy. A regime refers to the type of government. Civil servants work for the state, not the government. Are loyal to the state, not any speci c party that may be in power at the time.
